Microsoft has broadened its palate of services with another foray into the social scene with the appropriately named web application So.cl. While this is neither the first time that the Ballmer gang has taken some steps down this avenue nor a big shock...

Microsoft has joined the social networking revolution after unveiling its own So.cl with an emphasis on meeting new people.

So.cl is all about sharing information, such as websites and articles. Users can type the topic they are interested...

Do we still care about .com and .co.uk? Does anyone even bother with www.? Well thanks to ICANN, a body in charge of licensing new top-level domain names, the way we search for a website might be about to change.

Most people who type Google...

Facebook has set its share price for its stock market launch on Friday, valuing the company at $104 billion.

The shares, priced at $38 (£24) a pop, will go on sale on the Nasdaq exchange, giving you a chance to own a piece of the social network.

The...

Kopparberg cider is introducing a new music app that means you can enjoy this summer’s musical festivities direct from your computer  

The Kopparberg Festival Player utilises both Spotify and Last.fm to produce playlists of musical acts...

O2 is turning to crowd sourcing as it looks to bring its customers the deals "they" want through its Priority Moments scheme.

The operator is inviting its customers to tell them on which brands they would like to receive discounts and deals...

Facebook users in New Zealand are being given the option of paying to highlight particular wall posts and updates.

Payments of 25p, 50p and even £1.25 have already been paid to the social network via credit card and PayPal. In return Facebook...

Facebook will soon have its own application marketplace enabling users to discover and download apps from one social hub.

The likes of Draw Something, Spotify and Pinterest will all be available from the App Center that itself can be accessed...

The Orange TVcheck app has landed in the UK, with the aim of making the "second screen" (that's your phone) an interactive TV partner. 

After a successful launch of the app in France in September 2011, the TVcheck app will automatically detect...

Today is a bit of a first on App of the Day on Pocket-lint. While the bread and butter of our 6pm slot is most often applications for mobile phones, it does include any kind of application whatsoever. So, we've had the odd web app, some computer desktop...

Angry Birds is everywhere, including... dum, dum, sum... Pocket-lint.

That's right, following a new trick from Angry Birds creator Rovio, Facebook users can now embed and play any level in their site, allowing them to challenge friends to see...

Facebook has announced that you can now tell you friends, or the world, that you are an organ donor in the UK and the US via your Facebook Timeline.

Talked up last week by Mark Zuckerberg, and announced on Tuesday, the new feature combats the...

Budweiser is offering its Facebook followers the chance to make music history by asking them to collaborate with singer-songwriter Laura Jeanne on a forthcoming single. Participants are invited to submit lyrics to a song about "dreaming big" and the...

HTC and Facebook may be working towards developing another Facebook phone, if sources talking to DigiTimes are to be believed.

Although little or no information of any substance is given as evidence, it's said that a Q3 2012 launch is being...

Facebook for Windows Phone is about to get a big update, according to its developers.

Details of the next version (v2.5) of the social networking app for Microsoft's mobile platform have been published in a Facebook post.

"The team...